Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-08
PRIZES AT THE FAIR.
The MOnsgomery County Agricultural
Exhibit-AWards Made Yesterday.

Correspondence of THE EVENING Sr.R
ROCKVILLE, Nd, Sept g. 1887
The attendance at the fair yesterday was quite
small In the forenoon, but large number came to
witness the prize game OF base ball at o. m The
game resulted in favor OF the LIE Droits OF Wash
ington, by score OF 20 TO ). The county BOYS
played far below their average
The afternoon Was given to the award commit
tees reports in the household and livestock de-
partments- For dairy products the first premium
was awarded TO Miss Dell Admonson for best
pound OF butter; second best, Miss c. B. Jones;
third best, Miss A. Farquhar; best lot Of honey
VIM. E. Muncaster. For home made fabrics awards
We're made to Miss Dawson, Mrs. kobt. L. Conneu,
MISS Luiie Baker, and Mss Della Jackson. For
works OF art. 20 Misses Jennie Codnise A. Hutton
Emma Stdbler A. Hutton and Lutte Baker, Mrs
w. 5. Brooks. For flowers awards were made to C.
r. Hartshorn, Miss Ellen Farquhar, Mrs VS. Bond.
Mrs. Frances Thomas, Thos. teus, Misses c. M. Ma.
gTuder, Debbe Brook and Lille MauS For poultry
awards were made 10 e. E. Boieau L. b. Schnei-
der, Doll Reifinider, Nathan Selby, A. l. Lea, H.
ii. Miller NJ. AdinOnson. Nathan Kirk, Miss Deb
pie BROOKE. j. w. Day. and n. j. Wagner. For
tiolsiein-Friesian cattle, awards We're made to
Chas g. Wilson, F. VI. Page. j. E. Wilson, and j.
II. Bayley. For Devon cattle. registered, TO W. s.
Smoot and W. V. Bouic. For fat cattle TO r. B.
Farquhar and {. \. Trundle. For working oxen
TO @. ID. Blunt, p Ii. Miller, and W. " Bouic Hest
head Hoisteln 10 F. VI. Page: best head Devon to
", $: smoot For sheep; southdowp, to saml
| shropshire to J. fl. Gassaway and Benj.P. Riley.
, For Hogs. TO J. ". Day. ). Ii. BIyley Frank Hut
'on' K Watkins, and A. Il. Aisquith.
Two DIVORCES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Iudce
Merrlck, In the Equity Court, granted a decree OF
divorce In The Case or Mary Z. Towers against
David l. Towers, In which the charge was deSer-
tion.-Judge Merrick also made a decree In the
case OF Sarah Pegrain against Nathaniel Pegram
giving the petitioner the custody O. three children
ana the right TO resume her maiden name of
| Gardner. The charge was desertiOn after twelve
years OF married life.
SERIOUS RUNAWAY AUTOMATICALLY evening
the morse attached 10 the Carriage OF the Sisters
at Providence Hospital ran away going down
North Carolina avenue to 1St street. when the
vehicle Was overturned and demolished The
drNer, Named Belt, was thrown against a teie.
graph pole and md les and arm broken and Sis
/ ter Beatrice and another Sister were badly cut
about the head and face.
REsCrKD JUST IN TINE TO SAVE HER IITK-Iast
! evehing Mrs. Prenchart, one OF the patients at
Providence Hospital, While laboripc under uierra
ton OF mind, demolished the furniture OF her
room, and breaking window In the fourth story
was about 10 throw herself out, when one OF 4 he
llale attendants seized her, and probably saved
her life.
FUNERAL OF VENERABLE LADY.-The funeral of
the Late itebecca h. Billing, widow or Col. W. W.
biiuhg, VINO half a century ago ued the office or
collector OF taxes and various prominent positions
IN the District, took place yesterday afternoon
from the Ninth-street Methodist PROTESTANT
church, or which she and her husband were
original members. The funeral was attended nv
many OF the Older families OF the District The
services were participated in by Revs. p. r. Hall
l. W. Bates, $. H. Murray and Rev. DR.. Drink.
Congressional Cemetery. The pa.i-bearers were
Perry FULLER, j. Arnold johnson, Geo. E. Kennedy.
g. H. b. White, F. J. Bartlett and James s. TOP
ham